Neck rest for hair shampoo bowls



Aug. 16, 1960 M. K. GILMER NECK REST FOR HAIR SHAMPOO BOWLS Filed Dec. 1, 1958 INVENTOR.

Mary War/776 G/YMW ATTDRNEK I vPatented Aug. 16-, 1960 NECK REST'FORHAIR SHAMPOO BOWLS Mary Katherine Giliner, 2'734-Gentry Drive, Wichita, Kans.

Filed Dec. 1, 1958, Ser. No; 777,355

1 Claim. (Cl. 4-159) This invention relates to beauty parlor equipment and particularly to shampoo bowls used inrsuch. an establishment forthe washingof hair, which bowlsare conventionally provided with a neck-receiving notch in the forward wall thereof that permits the hair of the customer to fall within the bowl when the nape of the neck is positioned within the bowl notch.

Discomfort and inconvenience is experienced by the customer of the beauty shop when the conventional shampoo bowl is used because the notch thereof is objectionably harsh, due to the hardness thereof and the temperature which assumes that of the water within the bowl and in many instances, the material from which the bowl is made and particularly at the notch thereof becomes so hot that the customer cannot comfortably remain in the position where the hair may be washed within the bowl.

One of the important objects of this invention, therefore, is the provision of a neck rest for hair shampoo bowls that may be quickly attached to the notched portion thereof and which will be equipped with means for not only lending comfort to the person whose hair is being washed by way of presenting a soft, comfortable rest, but will insulate the neck of the user from the direct contact with the bowl per se to prevent experiencing temperatures of objectionable levels.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a neck rest for hair shampoo bowls which is constructed of materials capable of permitting the quick attachment of the neck rest to the bowl and which will positively maintain the neck rest in position throughout the hair washing or shampooing operation, but that will allow quick and convenient removal of the neck rest as desired.

Another object of the instant invention is the provision of a quickly attachable and removable neck rest for hair shampoo bowls and particularly the notched portion thereof which has as a part of the neck rest a pad of flexible, soft material covered by a sheet of water repellent substance that will maintain the neck of the user relatively dry during the shampooing operation.

Other objects of the invention include the precise manner in which the neck rest is constructed with regard to the dimensions of the hair shampoo bowl, the way in which the U-shaped body of the neck rest grips the notched portion of the shampoo bowl and the disposition of the pad and protecting cover only at that portion of the neck rest which lies within the notch of the bowl.

Other objects of the invention and the manner of constructing and using the neck rest will appear during the course of the following specification, referring to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a front elevational view of a hair shampoo bowl having a notch therein and provided with the neck rest made in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a face view of the neck restinplacewithin the notch of the hair shampoo bowl.

The hairshampoo bowl 10 of conventional construction and character is provided with a notch 12 in the normally forward wall of the bowl, and this notch is for the purpose of receiving the neck of the person whose hair is being shampooed. The usual position of the customer of abeauty parlor, for example, is to have the back oftheneck lie Within notch 12 while the customer is. being-seated on a. chair in front of the bowl 10, thus to allow the hair of the head of the customer to fall within bowl 10 and there be washed and treated while the customer rests upon the surface of notch 12. The discomfort and inconvenience of such practice is alleviated by'the provision of: the neckrest made in accordance with this invention and'which showni'nthe drawing in its operative position;

The bowl has, besides the neck-receiving notch 12, an outwardly and laterally directed flange at the upper edge thereof, particularly at the upper edge of forward wall 14. This flange is clearly shown in Fig. 2 and comprises a laterally directed portion 16 extending down wardly from flange 18, and laterally extending portion 16 together with wall 14 and flange 18 form a structure that is U-shaped in cross-section, one leg of which is the portion 16.

The neck rest per se is preferably constructed of plastic material or some similar substance that will be water repellent and capable of being maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. The rest has a U-shaped body of resilient sheet material having a long, fiat leg 20 and a relatively short leg 22 which is curled inwardly as at 24 at the free end for engaging the edge of laterally directed portion 16 when the rest is in position. Leg 20 is flared outwardly as shown in Fig. 3 to present a comparatively great area which lies against the inner face of wall 14. The frictional engagement and the pressure of the water against this relatively great area of leg 20 will cooperate with the hereinafter mentioned grip in holding the neck rest in place. The U-shaped body is stiff, yet resilient enough to be snapped into position and to be removed without the use of tools.

The U-shaped body not only has legs 20 and 22 but has a bight portion 25 which lies directly in notch 12 and conforms to the contour thereof. That portion of the U-shaped body just defined that lies within notch 12 has a pad of flexible substance mounted thereon. This pad 26 is bonded directly to the outer face of the bight and adjoining portions of the legs of the U-shaped body, and the bight portion of the U-shaped body is not only U-shaped transversely but arcuate in a plane substantially parallel to legs 20 and 22 to present an appearance such as that shown in Figs. 1 and 3. This cradle-like form of pad 26 receives the neck of the user of bowl 10 and protects the same from direct contact with the uper edge of the wall of bowl 10 and the area directly adjacent and forming notch 12. A sheet of water repellent material 28 overlies pad 26 and has its marginal portions bonded directly to the face of the U-shaped body as at 30 (Fig. 2).

Sheet material 28 protects pad 26 from direct contact with the water being used in the shampooing operation and therefore, this pad 26 may be of sponge rubber or the like which gives the desired comfort without fear of having the same saturated with Water and thereby becoming objectionable.

The distance between the outer faces of wall 14 of bowl 10 and the laterally directed portion 16 thereof is slightly greater than the distance between the inner faces of legs 20 and 22 of the U-shaped body, and the inherent resiliency of the material from which the U-shaped body is formed combined with this relation of flange 18 to securely hold the entire assembly in position.

Pad 26 should not extend into'bowl '10 and'down- Wardly along the inner face of leg 20 a distance greater than that shown in Fig. 2, but pad 26 should have a forwardly and downwardly directed portion covering the outer face of leg 22 so that all surfaces engaged by the back of the neck of the user will be protected thereby.

It is realized that neck rests for hair shampoo bowls of the character above defined and shown in the accompanying drawing may be made to embody physical characteristics other than those illustrated yet fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A neck rest adapted for attachment to hair shampoo bowls comprising a U-shaped body of resilient sheet material having a long flat leg provided with a relatively wide portion at the tree end thereof, a relatively short, downturned leg having an inwardly curled portion at its free end whereby to engage the bowl and a bight portion interconnecting said legs and normally overlying the edge of the bowl; a pad of flexible substance mounted on the outer face of the body, said pad overlying the bight, the downturned portion of the short leg and that portion of the long leg immediately adjacent the bight; and a sheet of water repellent material covering the pad, extending beyond its edges and bonded to the sheet material of the U-shaped body.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES, PATENTS 1,650,743 Seckbach Nov. 29, 1927 2,167,178 Kohlstadt July 25, 1939 2,194,804 Mayhew Mar. 26, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS 752,950 France July 31, 1933 

